Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 2739
Amethyst Crystal Display Specimen
4 in. (648 grams, 99 mm).
A freestanding geode section lined with vibrant prismatic amethyst crystals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Agadir Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A white ammonite showing good rib detail, cut base, possibly Calycoceras. 1.09 kg, 11.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Cut and Polished Australian 'Thunder Egg' Agate Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Displaying strong red and orange banding to the centre. 331 grams total, 71-72 mm
From Agate Creek, Australia. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Odessa Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A nickel-iron meteorite fragment, set in a cardboard sleeve. 2.22 grams total, 14 mm
From Odessa, Texas, USA. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
The Odessa Meteor Crater, southwest of Odessa, Texas, is approximately 5 metres deep and 170 metres in diameter, with its rim rising less than a meter above the surrounding area, with the original crater that formed approximately 20,000 years ago was determined to be much larger.
